In the face of unbridled attack, a nationwide renewal of resistance in Bahrain by Ralph Schoenman

by Ralph Schoenman Guest Writer Dandelion Salad 28 March, 2011 Friday, March 25th dawned in Manama as F 16 fighter jets, rocket launchers exposed, soared low over Pearl Square, across Manama and out over villages and towns throughout the island kingdom of Bahrain. The spectacle of super-sonic war planes, bearing rocket cannons, soaring over unarmed [...]

Scores disappear as Bahrain’s uprising continues by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted from Irish Times March 28, 2011 Manama The Royal College of Surgeons Ireland sent a fact-finding team to Bahrain at the weekend amid claims of attacks by state forces on hospitals and medical staff, including members of the RCSI. At least four Bahraini senior consultants are known to have [...]

Ralph Nader: Growing Up Corporate

Dandelion Salad sbusg on Mar 27, 2011 Ralph Nader live at Stony Brook University on March 22nd 2011. Sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government at Stony Brook University.

The Collapse of Globalization by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig March 28, 2011 used with permission photo by William Bowles http://williambowles.info/ The uprisings in the Middle East, the unrest that is tearing apart nations such as the Ivory Coast, the bubbling discontent in Greece, Ireland and Britain and the labor disputes in states such as Wisconsin and Ohio [...]

Joe Bageant, 1946-2011

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ Sad news.  Sympathies and condolences to Joe’s family and friends. http://www.joebageant.com March 27, 2011 After a vibrant life, Joe Bageant died yesterday following a four-month struggle with cancer. He was 64. Joe is survived by his wife, Barbara, his three children, Timothy, Patrick and Elizabeth, and thousands of friends and admirers. He is also [...]